| Cheat Codes | |
| Landscape: | yes |
| Origin: | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Years Active: | 2014–present |
| Spinoff Of: | Plug In Stereo |
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Cheat Codes is an American electronic music DJ trio. Consisting of KEVI (Kevin Ford / Prince$$ Rosie), Trevor Dahl, and Matthew Russell based in Los Angeles, the group is notable for their 2016 single "Sex", which samples the chorus from "Let's Talk About Sex" by Salt-N-Pepa,[1] and their 2017 single "No Promises", which featured American popstar Demi Lovato and peaked within the top 40 of the US, UK and Australia. The track was certified Platinum by the RIAA.
Prior to the 2014 formation of the trio, Trevor and Matt lived together and later wrote and recorded music with Kevin. Their name was inspired by Kevin's brother who told him that he had found the "cheat code" to getting anything he wanted in life. "We really embody the idea that anything is possible. To us, the real 'cheat code' to life is loving what you do and we hope to convey that energy through our music," they said in an interview.[2]
In 2015, they released their debut single titled "Visions", which reached number one on the Hype Machine chart. It was followed by the singles "Don't Say No", "Senses", and "Adventure". "Adventure" reached number three on the Hype Machine chart.[3] The group gained over 15 million views on YouTube and later toured with The Chainsmokers.[4]
In July 2016, they released "Let Me Hold You (Turn Me On)" with Dante Klein, which samples Kevin Lyttle's song "Turn Me On".[5] The song has since gained over 100 million streams.[6]
Before "Let Me Hold You (Turn Me On)" was released, in February 2016, they released "Sex" with Kris Kross Amsterdam, quickly gaining over 300 million streams.[6] Talking about "Sex", band member Matt admitted that the song was affected by divine intervention as it only took 45 minutes to write.[7] In August 2016, a music video was released for the song, and the trio performed at the Billboard Hot 100 festival.[8]
They signed to 300 Entertainment in September 2016. In November, they released "Queen Elizabeth", co-produced by "Foreign Noi$e".[9] They released "No Promises", a collaboration with Demi Lovato, in March 2017.[10] In May 2017, the single "Stay With You" was released.[11] The single "Sober" was released in July 2017.[12] The group released "Feels Great", a collaboration with Fetty Wap and CVBZ, on October 13, 2017.[13]
The group released the single "Put Me Back Together" with Kiiara on March 2, 2018.[14] Cheat Codes collaborated with U2 and released a remixed version of U2's single "Love Is Bigger Than Anything in Its Way" on May 29, 2018.[15]
In June 2018, they released their extended play, Level 1 consisting of 6 songs, include "I Love It" and "Balenciaga".[16] On June 22, 2018, Cheat Codes released "Only You" with Little Mix[17] as a part of the compilation album Love Island: The Pool Party, which was released on July 6, 2018, by Ministry of Sound. They released the song "Feeling of Falling" with Kim Petras on November 30, 2018.[18] On July 26, 2019, they released their second extended play, Level 2.
On June 26, 2020, the group released the single "Heaven".[19] The music video was released the following month.[20] In August, they released "No Time" featuring Wiz Khalifa and DVBBS.[21] On September 2, 2020, they announced their upcoming three-part debut studio album Hellraisers and released the lead single "Between Our Hearts" featuring Australian singer Cxloe. On November 4, they released the single "Washed Up".[22]
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| Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||
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| US [28] | US Dance [29] | AUS [30] | BEL (FL) [31] | DEN [32] | GER [33] | NLD [34] | NOR [35] | SWE [36] | UK [37] | |||||
| "Visions" | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | rowspan="17" | ||
| "Adventure" (with Evan Gartner) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Senses" (featuring Lostboycrow) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Follow You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Please Don't Go" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Say Goodbye" | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Sex" (with Kris Kross Amsterdam) | — | 10 | 17 | 25 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | ||||
| "Runaway" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Fed Up" (with Lvndscape) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Can't Fight It" (with Quintino) | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Let Me Hold You (Turn Me On)" (with Dante Klein) | — | 14 | 38 | 55 | 19 | 49 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 36 |
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| "Queen Elizabeth" | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "No Promises" (featuring Demi Lovato) | 2017 | 38 | 2 | 17 | 37 | 30 | 44 | 35 | 39 | 37 | 18 | |||
| "Stay with You" (with Cade) | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Sober" (with Nicky Romero) | — | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Feels Great" (featuring Fetty Wap and CVBZ) | — | 9 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | 99 | — |
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| "Put Me Back Together" (featuring Kiiara) | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "NSFW" (with Danny Quest) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Level 1 | |||
| "Balenciaga"[51] | — | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "I Love It"[52] (with Dvbbs) | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Only You" (with Little Mix) | — | 15 | 92 | 85 | — | — | — | — | 89 [53] | 13 |
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| "Home"[54] | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | rowspan="2" | |||
| "Feeling of Falling" (with Kim Petras)[55] | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Ferrari" (featuring Afrojack)[56] | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Level 2 | ||
| "Who's Got Your Love" (with Daniel Blume)[57] | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Be the One" (with Kaskade)[58] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "I Feel Ya" (with Danny Quest and Ina Wroldsen)[59] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "All of My Life" (with Trixxie) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Highway" (featuring Sofía Reyes and Willy William)[60] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "No Service in the Hills"[61] (featuring Trippie Redd, blackbear and Prince$$ Rosie) | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hellraisers, Pt. 2 | ||
| "On My Life"[62] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hellraisers, Pt. 1 | |||
| "Heaven"[63] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "No Time"[64] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Between Our Hearts"[65] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hellraisers, Pt. 1 | |||
| "Stay"[66] | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Washed Up"[67] | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Do It All Over"[68] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "I Just Wanna" [69] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hellraisers, Pt. 3 | |||
| "No Chill" [70] | 2021 | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hellraisers, Pt. 1 | ||
| "Hate You + Love You" | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "That Feeling" [71] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hellraisers, Pt. 3 | |||
| "Lean on Me" | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hellraisers, Pt. 1 | |||
| "Never Love You Again"[72] | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | One Night in Nashville | |||
| "All Things $ Can Do"[73] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hellraisers, Pt. 2 | |||
| "Ghost Story"[74] | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Hurricane"[75] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "How Do You Love"[76] | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | One Night in Nashville | |||
| "Lucky"[77] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hellraisers, Pt. 3 | |||
| "Running"[78] (with Martin Jensen and Teresa Rex) | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Memory"[79] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Payback"[80] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Afraid of Love"[81] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Tell Me You Love Me"[82] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Back Again"[83] | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "I Remember"[84] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | One Night in Nashville | |||
| "Lose You"[85] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "One Night Left"[86] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "When You Know"[87] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Bets on Us"[88] (with Dolly Parton) | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "What's It Gonna Take"[89] | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Location" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | rowspan="7" | |||
| "You Don't Even Know Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Head Up" | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Stay Another Night" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Morning" [90] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Find Love Now" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Bloom" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released. | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||||
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| US Dance | AUS | BEL | DEN [91] | FRA [92] | GER | ITA [93] | NLD | NOR [94] | UK | ||||||
| "Monsters Are Everywhere"[95] (The Siege featuring Cheat Codes) | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | rowspan="2" | |||
| "Hold On" (Moguai featuring Cheat Codes) | 47 | — | 64 | — | — | — | — | 86 | — | — | |||||
| "Shed a Light" (Robin Schulz and David Guetta featuring Cheat Codes) | 2016 | 11 | 23 | 26 | 35 | 44 | 6 | 27 | 20 | 30 | 24 | Uncovered | |||
| "Live Forever"[99] | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | LP1 | |||
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released. | |||||||||||||||
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| "Second Wind"[100] | 2015 | Kelly Clarkson | Piece by Piece Remixed |
| "The Daze"[101] | 2016 | Syn Cole featuring Madame Buttons | rowspan="21" |
| "New Obsession"[102] | FRANKIE | ||
| "You Don't Know Love"[103] | Olly Murs | ||
| "Party"[104] | JP Cooper | ||
| "Pretty Girl"[105] (Cheat Codes X CADE Remix) | Maggie Lindemann | ||
| "Heartlines"[106] | Broods | ||
| "I Got You"[107] | Bebe Rexha | ||
| "This Town"[108] | Niall Horan | ||
| "Weak"[109] | 2017 | AJR | |
| "Nights with You" | MØ | ||
| "Swish Swish" | Katy Perry featuring Nicki Minaj | ||
| "Wearing Nothing" (Cheat Codes and Cade Remix) | Dagny | ||
| "Your Song" | Rita Ora | ||
| "I Like Me Better" | Lauv | ||
| "Dangerous Night"[110] | 2018 | Thirty Seconds to Mars | |
| "Leave a Light On" | Tom Walker | ||
| "Mad Love" | Sean Paul and David Guetta featuring Becky G | ||
| "Love Is Bigger Than Anything in Its Way" | U2 | ||
| "Waste It on Me"[111] | Steve Aoki featuring BTS | ||
| "Dancing with a Stranger"[112] | 2019 | Sam Smith and Normani | |
| "South of the Border" | Ed Sheeran feat. Camila Cabello and Cardi B |